1. Lesson Starter
Summarise the effect of a high fat and high salt diet on the human body
List 3 changes we could make to lead a healthier lifestyle

2. What is the most commonly used recreational drug in the UK?
Discuss
What is the most commonly used recreational drug in the UK?

3. To learn about the effect of alcohol on the body
Learning Intention
To learn about the effect of alcohol on the body

5. Alcohol Most commonly used RECREATIONAL DRUG
Absorbed and carried into bloodstream
Depressant: Short term and long term effects
Broken down in liver (harmless product)

6. Alcohol Units
One unit = how much a HEALTHY adult can break down in an hour
Upper limit per week:
-Woman: 14 units
- Men: 21 units

8. Alcohol and the Brain

9. Short term effects of Alcohol
Slurred speech
Drowsiness
Vomiting 
Upset stomach
Headaches
Breathing difficulties 
Distorted vision and hearing 
Impaired judgment 
Decreased perception and coordination 
Unconsciousness 
Coma
Blackouts (memory lapses, where the drinker cannot remember events that occurred while under the influence)

10. Long Term effects of Alcohol
Weight gain
Liver damage- cirrhosis
Pancreatic damage (enzymes)
Increased risk to cancer
High blood pressure, stroke, and other heart-related diseases
Permanent damage to the brain
Gastritis (inflammation of stomach walls) 
Nerve damage 
Fertility problems

11. Copy and Complete
_________ is the most commonly used recreational drug in the UK.
It is absorbed from the gut into the _______ and eventually reaches the brain.
Alcohol is broken down in the _______. 1 unit of alcohol equals how much can be broken down in 1 hour by a _______ person.
It is recommended that ______drink no more than 14 units a week and _____ drink no more than 21.
Alcohol has both short and long term effects to the body:
3 examples of short term affects of alcohol include: _____, _____ and _____.
3 examples of long term effect are: _______, ______ and _______.

12. Task
Draw a diagram of a human body
Label where alcohol affects and the effect it has